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Originally posted by Asher
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In Sloww's post, "'ve" was used as an auxiliary, NOT a main verb.
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You ****ing dumbass... absurdity because it's NOT what I'm saying is common American English! You just throw 'got' on it when 'have' is an auxiliary verb. I never said got is added onto 'have' contractions when have is an auxiliary. I only said it's added when have is a main verb.
In Sloww's post, "'ve" was used as an auxiliary, NOT a main verb."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
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You're too stupid to live sometimes, Alby.Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Just explain to me this: How the **** does it make sense to add "got" to the "I've" contraction? The whole point of a contraction is abbreviation. It's completely nonsensical to require additional words to validate the contraction. Contractions came to be as a way to write what informally occurred in conversations: the merging of many common words. They're supposed to be drop-in replacements for the words they replace, in abbreviated forms.
Why the arbitrary rule about using I've when have is the main verb? What is the rationale?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Originally posted by Asher View Post
It's American English.
If you want a language that makes perfect sense, learn Esperanto or something."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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So you have no grammatical justification, then. That's what I thought. "Y'all got your own style".Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Since when was it American English? Look at how many Americans have voted 'yes' in the poll...Comment
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They're wrong. I've cited numerous sources that say otherwise. Maybe they're not necessarily the most legitimate sources but a quick google shows you there's plenty of people out there who are convinced it is improper (or at least, not common usage) to contract 'have' except in the auxiliary case.Originally posted by gribbler View Post
Find me sources that say it's common usage to contract when have is a main verb."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
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Your numerous sources on American English are a wikipedia comment without citation (one you keep adding yourself to the page) and an Australian ESL teacher?Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
"Common usage" does not make something correct or incorrect.Find me sources that say it's common usage to contract when have is a main verb."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Is "Y'all" proper English, Alby? It's common enough."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Y'all is very clearly a part of Southern English.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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I'm so glad you can spell "y'all" correctly. It really irritates me when some idiot ca'nt even spell a contraction.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Yes.Originally posted by Asher View Post"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
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FTFYOriginally posted by SlowwHand View PostIf there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Shame on all of y'all.
Y'all is a colloquialism. Not proper English."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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